Fear

Take away the fears I have

And I don't know who I am

I've defined myself by

Those lurking, slurking lies

The ones that became truths

When filtered through my mind

The falsehoods distilled into manifesto

Given just a little time

Aged in barrels of my paranoia

That once stored my belief

That everybody leaves

These are the fears I drink

That run through my veins

Without them I am dry

A hollow husk of skin

I need them more than ever

In the basking glow of you

To reinforce myself

To prepare for the moment

When you inevitably leave